Hi, kids! Sorry for the lack of posts, but what with the holidays and Black Friday and the weather changing and extra leaves on the ground. . . ok, so there is no real excuse and we feel bad but what’s the point in beating ourselves up? We’re only human. (Super-cute humans, but still.) Never mind that–we’re back with a super-fab outfit we found  from Need Supply, nay, not an outfit but when paired with a 1969 BMW 2002 that you’ll be zipping down Highway 1 along the Big Sur Coastline in, AN ENTIRE LIFESTYLE. Vvvvroooom, let’s get to it!

First thing–pants:

Angel Knee Jeans by Maise $195

The amazing insets at the knee give these jeans an unexpected eye-catching appeal. Though I think if you are on your knees a lot, “Angel” would be a misnomer. Har.

A leather jacket is a staple this or any other season. Faux leather has come a long way, baby, with improvements in texture and touch, so much so, that you can’t tell the difference much of the time. Check out the faux leather jacket below:

Crop Moto Jacket $58

The adorable cut and modern take on motorcycle styling (not to mention the price!) makes this a must-have. At least I must have it. (Maybe because I have a shopping addiction, but that’s a subject for another post.)

Driving gloves are a must-have if you actually plan on driving, but cute cutoff gloves will do just as well.

Doubs Gloves by Free People $28

These adorable wool blend gloves come in grey (my favorite, because apparently, I’m scared of color), red, and black. How cute are the buttons! They’re as cute as a button. Sorry.

For the pièce de résistance, you must get a 2002 BMW.

To get a little philosophical on you folks (we’re not just superficial fashion-obsessed, extremely stylish young ladies, you know), fashion should fit your lifestyle, complement it and enrich it. Fashion cannot live in a vacuum, but must have activities and endeavors to feed it. Therefore, we’re about to troll Craigslist for BMW 2002s right now to go with our Doubs gloves. Au revoir!!

We always like to brighten up your drab workday with a little bit of crotchless fun! Not only are crotchless panties fun, they also serve an important utilitarian purpose (one that needs no explanation).

Here are some of our favorites!

Frederick’s of Hollywood, cheesy as it may seem, actually had the widest variety. From ruffles to lace, these underthings all had one thing in common, easy access for the girl on the run.

Ruffled Lace Crotchless Hipster Panty

Booty Parlor (a sexy web site that doesn’t make us feel dirty) specializes in romantic accessories and lingerie. We like the panty below with the big, big bow!

Peepshow Princess Crotchless Cheeky Panty

Her Room sells underthings from Leg Avenue, including this butterfly delight for only $5! For that price, you can buy a whole flutter (yes, I looked up the name for a group of butterflies).

Leg Avenue Butterfly Crotchless Thong

For a bit of color and spin on the word “crotchless” we suggest Agent Provocateur‘s ouvert series of knickers. Pricey but worth it (and, if you have a problem with the word “crotchless” which I do, you won’t find it anywhere on the site! They refer to a “naughty opening” which has more than one meaning, obv. and har har!)

Jodie Ouvert Brief

With such a selection of naughty underthings available, we suggest wearing them to work as a secret only you and your office affair will know about. Ssssshhhhhhhh!!!

After hearing about the Sonia Rykiel pour H&M line of knitwear, lingerie and accessories, we picked ourselves off the floor and proceeded to use our investigative journalism skills to find out what we could about this collision of high-end French fashion and mass retailer. Sonia Rykiel is gracing the masses with her romantic French sensibility by creating a line that channels vintage in a modern way.  After taking a look at the sneak peek photos, we have to say, this is indeed a marriage made in (lingerie) heaven.

Sonia Rykiel Pour H&M

We ABSOLUTELY ADORE the pale pink color, high-waisted briefs, boning (hehe) and (of course) the garters. Our favorite is the one at the far right. Below, we see nothing wrong with rosettes on the arse and velvet pajama pants. We can imagine any of these would heat up cold winter nights.

Sonia Rykiel Pour H&M

H&M creative advisor Margareta van den Bosch in a statement, ”This is a totally modern, new kind of lingerie look, and when we started to work together with Rykiel on it, we just couldn’t stop.” Can’t stop, won’t stop!

It seems somewhat reminicient of Catherine Deveuve’s “wardrobe” in Belle de Jour:

Catherine Deneuve

The seductive lingerie line will hit 1,500 select H&M shops and Rykiel’s own high-end boutiques on December 5th, and we highly suggest taking the morning off, or else someone else will get your bored-housewife-who-prostitutes-herself-in-the-afternoon lingerie.

Four Spooky Design Nails to Claw Out the Night from Kiss

Nail Halloween this year with four spooky designs of Kiss’ press-on nails available at leading drug-stores nationwide.  These are perfect nails for Halloween parties and a day of trick-or-treating.

Red French  Silver Spider Web   Vampire Red  Black & White Skull

Available at all Sephora Locations October 15th – 31st 2009 plus www.dashingdiva.com

Dashing Diva introduces new Halloween themed Design Nails on the Go, fun pre-glued press-on nails for the spooky holiday festivities.  They can last for up to two days of wear.  To remove, simply soak nails in warm water and remove – no damage is done to the natural nails.

Halloween Design Nails on the Go are available in three designs:

Skull & Bonz      Treasure Island        Love Potion

Features
• No messy polish or drying time.
• Fun & trendy – Designs for the fun-loving, trend-setter.
• Quick & easy – Adhesive is already on the nails. Find the correct sized nail, press-on and go!
• Nails last for a day or two if desired, or for just one evening
• No damage done to the natural nails.

Price: $8.00

Dashing Diva Design Nails on the Go are currently available online at http://www.dashingdiva.com/DashingDivaStore/c-82-diva-specials.aspx.

Starting October 15^th, they can also be purchased at participating Dashing Diva nail spas and at all 240 Sephora stores nationwide until Halloween.

photos via designboom

We don’t suggest trying to wear earrings this size, but Belgian artist Liesbeth Busssche designs jewery for the streets of Amsterdam.

necklace chain

broken heart chain

broken heart chain

If you want to see more of Busssche, check out her web site. She’s currently exhibiting at the ‘What’s New?’ exhibition at Galerie Sofie Lachaert in Belgium until November 8. If you’re in the hood, swing by! We feel more cities should accessorize their city like this–it’s interesting, eye-catching  yet discreet–all of the qualities a woman should try to cultivate. We try here at FMMH, but we’re apparently works in progress! (The hardest part for us is the discreet part–how can hurricanes be discreet?)

Also, to try to organize our scattered and varied interests, we will be launching more “makes me horny” blogs, including design, art and music, so stay tuned!

We got a delightful email in our inbox inviting us to the Prada Friends and Family Sale! When it comes to shopping, we personally think we’re all frenemies, but we can tackle the renaming of the sale later.

Prada Mini Nappa Bag

Location: 609 West 51st Street between 11th and 12th Avenues

Dates: Saturday, October 17th - Friday October 23rd

Hours: Saturday, October 17th and Sunday, October 18th, 9am- 6pm

Monday, October 20th - Friday October 23rd, 10am - 7pm

Registers close promptly at 6pm and 7pm respectively

Prada Men's Shoes

NO APPOINTMENTS NECESSARY.   ADMITTANCE WILL BE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.

Merchandise: Prada & Miu Miu Ready-to-Wear, Footwear, Handbags, Wallets and Accessories-Women's and Men's up to 75% off!

Season: FALL/WINTER 2008 and Select Merchandise from earlier seasons

Payment: CREDIT or DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS ONLY (NO cash or checks)

NO Returns. All sales final.

Miu Miu Belt

Tips for this sale...

1.) Get there early! Don't be surprised if there is  a crazy line but it will be worth it!

2.) Bring your credit cards and check your limits on them because if it declines or if there is a security verification on your card, Prada will NOT be allowed to swipe that same card in case you STILL have the funds! (And they will take your first born.)

3.) If you see something you like...GRAB IT! and DON'T put it down! once you release an item physically just to free your arm, it's fair game.

4.) Shop on a full stomach (but not too full, lest the bloat depress you and keep you from buying anything), so that you are focused and you don't get overwhelmed by the vast selection or the crowds.

5.) Wear comfy shoes and if you try clothes, make sure you're wearing the right undergarments because all sales are final!

GOOD LUCK AND WE’LL SEE YOU THERE!

A newly-brunette Agyness Deyn is apparently taken by Swatch Watches. These delightful strips of plastic not only tell time, but come in loads of colors.

Chameleon Aggie

Do models know how to tell time? On a Swatch, they do.

During Fashion Week, Deyn rocked Swatch’s Color the Sky model. For only $55, you can pretty much buy one for every day of the week.

Following up on the success of the original Soiree, our affordable indie pop-up shop is back with even more new designers that you can’t find anywhere else. Fashion insiders have long known that Williamsburg is a veritable secret stash of bargains and recession-friendly pricing on amazing indie designers and brands on the cusp of editorial stardom. And now they can all be yours!

On Saturday, September 26th, from 12pm-7pm, the fashion experts at The Arsenal are curating a brand new crop of wildly talented local designers to sell their clothing, accessories and jewelry in our gorgeous loft space for one day only. From high-end to handmade, you’ll have the chance to grab a complete variety of hard-to-find pieces that you won’t see anywhere else, for prices that make you smile.

What: Williamsburg Indie Designer Soiree V2.0
When: Saturday, September 26th, 2009
12AM to 7PM
Where: The Arsenal
153 Roebling Street
4th Floor, Studio 4B
(between Hope & Metropolitan Ave.)
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Nearest Subway: Bedford L Train
Details: {Affordable} Handmade clothing, accessories and jewelry by local designers, music throughout the day, yummy 2 for 1 mimosas, and DIY bloody mary & beer specials.
Cost: Free!!
Website: www.going.com/indiesoireev2

As if Housing Works wasn’t already known for having the most upscale thrift wares in the NYC, they had to go and drop a couture bomb on us in the form of The Vault–couture and designer clothes and accessories to die for (refer back to bomb reference–har). They keep this room locked up at their Soho location Anyway, I had to drop by to make sure women weren’t fainting over the deals and it turns out, I was the one who fainted. Check out what they had:

Yes, those are Gucci boots in the middle

Dior gloves and Balenciaga boots

Dare I go on? I seriously think Housing Works has a deal with the designer devil. How else do they get their hands on so much designer and couture clothes and accessories? OK, I ended up making a deal with the Chanel devil, but guess what? The platform suede Chanel ankle boots with metal toes normally would cost four figures. I PAID $200!! (And, I’m not telling anyone where I live or what size they are, lest I get robbed.)

Kicking couture ass!

My Chanel boots were a little lonely all by themselves, so I had to get them a friend in a form of a vintage Gucci woven clutch…

This only cost $100

BFFs

I also ended up buying a pair of raspberry-colored elbow length leather gloves, which will also be quite friendly with my Chanel and Gucci.

Luckily, The Vault will be restocking every week with 50-100 new designer items. I almost went home with both Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen, but felt like a fashion whore. For those of you with no shame, you can make an appointment by emailing thevault@housingworks.org. Appointments are available Tuesday-Friday from 10-6. For those unfortunate souls who don’t live in NYC, you can check out fab deals online at shophousingworks.com.

If you have a death wish (or a ripped earlobe wish) I recommend this Dechel rendition:

Photo: 80spurple.com

For $53 you can both look like a fool and score another visit with your hot plastic surgeon. (I say this because my friend ripped her lobes and had them reconstructed by a ridiculously hot doc. You know who you are.) And next on our list we have some fun tops from Haute Hippie (btw nearly everything they design makes us horny!) :

Photo: saks.com

Photo: shopstyle.com

If you were reading one of those”recession” blogs right now, we might say something like “And you can take the necklace OFF the shirt, and wear it with a completely different outfit!” But you’re not, so we won’t.

You may think I’m insane for suggesting suede gloves for the summer, but trust me, these are SOOOOO badass that’s you’ll be jumping on the “gloves in the summertime” trend faster than Rachel Zoe can run to the bathroom to purge the five leaves of lettuce she had for lunch (butter lettuce IS higher in calories, you know). First thing–these are made by the legendary Azzedine Alaia–meaning they’re really an investment (better than the Vegas condo you bought in 2004 for 300K, expected to flip in a year for 500K, except now it’s worth 210K, but I digress). Second–you can buy them in pounds sterling or in euros–so you feel chic just buying them (until you figure out you don’t know the exchange rate and find out you paid $500). Find them on the Eurochic web site (discovered by my ever-vigilant blog partner) called Matches.

Photo: matchesfashion.com

Imagine wearing these with a cute strapless floral dress to give it a rock ‘n roll edge or a grey jersey shift  to add an interesting dimension to its minimalism. OR, for the daring ones out there, just wear them with a black bra and panty set from Agent Provocateur for your significant (label-appreciating) other.

Photo: matchesfashion.com

Apparently, I have a pair of shoes that go perfectly (hand in glove, har har) with these gloves–checky here:

Photo: urbanoutfitters.com